Overview of RoboticsKishansinh Rathod (MSc-I,4042)

What is Robotics & Robot History of Robotics Types of Robots Key Component Applications Advantages/Disadvantages.

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the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of Robots.

What is Robotics ?

Word robot was coined by a Czech novelist Karel Capek in a 1920 play titled Rassum’s Universal Robots (RUR)

Definition A robot is a reprogrammable, multifunctional

manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools or specialized devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks: Robot Institute of America, 1979

What exactly Robot mean ?

1954: The first programmable robot is designed by George Devol, who coins the term Universal Automation. He later shortens this to Unimation, which becomes the name of the first robot company (1962).

History of Robotics

1978: The Puma (Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly) robot is developed by Unimation with a General Motors design support

History of Robotics

2003: NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers will launch toward Mars in search of answers about the history of water on Mars

History of Robotics

There are many type of robots present now some are,

Mobile Robots Walking Robots Autonomous Robots, etc.

Types of Robot

Mobile robots are able to move, usually they perform task such as search areas. A prime example is the Mars Explorer, specifically designed to roam the mars surface.

Mobile Robots

  Robots on legs are usually brought in when the terrain is rocky and difficult to enter with wheels.  Robots have a hard time shifting balance and keep them from tumbling.  That’s why most robots with have at least 4 of them, usually they have 6 legs or more.  Even when they lift one or more legs they still keep their balance.  Development of legged robots is often modeled after insects or crawfish..  

Walking Robots

 Autonomous robots are self supporting or in other words self contained.  In a way they rely on their own ‘brains’.

Autonomous Robots

Key Components.

Device to sense particular things.

Human senses:sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell provide us vital information to function and survive

Robot sensors : measure robot configuration/condition

Sensors

Common robotic actuators utilize combinations of different electro-mechanical devices – Synchronous motor – Stepper motor – AC servo motor – Brushless DC servo motor – Brushed DC servo motor

Actuators

Provide necessary intelligence to control the manipulator/mobile robot

Process the sensory information and compute the control commands for the actuators to carry out specified tasks

Controller

Agriculture Automobile Construction Entertainment Health care: hospitals, patient-care, surgery ,

research, etc. Laboratories: science, engineering , etc. Law enforcement: surveillance, patrol, etc. Manufacturing Military: demining, surveillance, attack, etc. Transportation: air, ground, rail, space, etc. Utilities: gas, water, and electric

Applications

Advantages Drawbacks

Robot with artificial intelligence.

Atlas Robot-2016

Advantages

Drawback• Some Future Threats….

• Create huge amount of Unemployment.

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